Fastening for fenders.



No. 726,345. 'PATENTED APR. 28. 1903.

A. D. RAY.

FASTENING FOR PENDERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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ALBERT D. BAY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO RAY AUTOMATIC MACHINE CO., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

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EPECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent hlo. 726,345, dated April 28, 1903.

application filed February 2], 1903. Serial No. 144,466. (No model.)

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Be it known that l, ALBERT D. RAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Fastenings for Fenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates particularly to a fastening to attach a metal vehicle tender or guard to the connecting or supporting brackets or irons.

The object of the invention is to so construct a fastening that the fender or guard may be easily attached or detached, making it Very advantageousin adjusting and putting the guard in place and also in shipping, inasmuch as the irons and fenders can be shipped separately and require less space and have less liability of injury in transportation.

A further object of the invention is to make a very strong and simple appliance whereby it will be impossible by the vibration of the vehicle to loosen the fender from the bracket.

A further object of the invention is to construct a fastener having the advantages of cheapness and ease of manufacture.

The device is illustrated in the accom pa nying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front or inside view of the attaching-plate. Fig. 2 is a back or outside View of said plate. Fig. 3 is an edge view showing the fender or guard attached to the bracket. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the device, showing a method of riveting the plate to the fender with hidden rivets. 7

Referring specifically to the drawings, L indicates a sheet-metal fender or guard, and J one of the irons or brackets to which it is attached and by which it is supported.

A indicates a'sheet-metal plate having four fingers, with an undercut rivet-recess B near the end of each finger. At the center of the plate is a pyramidal boss C, forming on the inside a depression to receive the squared head of the bolt F. Ribs O extend from three corners-of the boss, and at the other corner is a sheared hole D, receiving a tongue G, which projects from one corner of the head of the bolt F. The purpose of this is to insure that the bolt will not turn in its seat. At the apex of the boss a hole E is punched, through which the bolt extends. The hole is elongated,-as shown in Fig. 2, so that the bolt F may be leaned to enter the tongue G in the hole D.

The head I of the supporting-bracket J is recessed to receive the boss C and has a hole through which the bolt F extends to receive a retaining-nut N, which is locked by a nutlock washer H of. known construction.

To attach the plate to the fender, rivets K are used. These rivets are made of compara tively soft metal and are inserted as follows:

Undercut recesses M, registering with the recesses B, are formed in the fender L, and the rivets K, whose original shape is cylindrical and somewhat longer than the depth of the combined recesses, are placed in the recesses, and the fender and plate A are then pressed together with power, which has the effect of expanding the rivets into the recesses and at taching the parts together securely.

In manufacture the plates are attached to the fender or guard, with the bolts F in place. Then in assembling or attaching a fender to the supporting-irons it is only necessary to enter the bolt F in the hole of the head I and apply the nut N. Detachment of the fender is obvious and equally as simple.

The face of the head I, which contacts with the plate A, is notched to receive the ribs 0,

as shown inFig. 3, which assists in fastening the parts.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a. fender and bracket, of a fastening comprising a plate attached to the fender, a bolt extending through the plate and the bracket,with its head locked between the fender and the plate, and a nut on the bolt behind the bracket.

2. The combination with a bracket having a recessed head, and a fender, of a plate attached to the fender, having a boss projecting into the said recess, and a bolt, the head of which is non-rotatable under the boss, extending through the boss and the brackethead.

3. The combination with a bracket and fender, of a plate secured to the fender and having a boss forming a recess thereunder, and a bolt, the head of which is seatedin said recess, extending through said boss and secured to the bracket.

4. The combination of a plate and a fender having opposite undercut recesses in the meeting faces thereof, concealed rivets expanded into the recesses, to bind said parts together, and a supporting-bracket attached to the plate.

5. The combination with a fender, and a plate secured thereto having a boss forming a recess between the plate and the tender, and a hole at the edge of the recess, of an attaching-bolt the head of which is held within the recess and has a tongue extending into the hole.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT D. RAY.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, LOTTIE NEWBURN. 

